WELCOME TO P & T

Hello girlfriends! Welcome to p & t! (And a quick shout out to the boys - you're totally welcome here guys, make yourself comfortable 'cos the topics we cover have to do with you as well. But prepare for things to look pretty.)

Thanks so much for visiting the online space of P & T. Feel free to have a look around.

Paper & Treasure is about discovering treasure in the paper of our bibles. The Words between the pages of the Greatest Book ever written is a gold mine that is going to enrich your life. The goal is to teach you how to read it, use it, understand it, interpret it, apply it, and live it out.

P & T is a resource tool for young people who need answers to tough questions, and encouragement for these big days. Yes, let’s talk about sex, dating, relationships & marriage - and let His Word landscape our perspective rather than the confused and ever-changing culture around us.

I personally encourage you to be a part of the P & T community. How can you do that? There's several ways.

SUBSCRIBE TO THE TRIBE

By being a part of the P & T tribe, you'll get fresh updates on the latest blogs, without having to wait until it pops up on your social media feed. You'll also get bonus content that is reserved for email subscribers only, such as my teaching lectures & sermon notes, personal newsletters & pics, & how-to secrets.

FOLLOW ON INSTY

You'll get snapshots from blogs you otherwise might not have time to read and powerful quotes to fill your insty feed with goodness. It's also a cool place to interact with likeminded people and develop community around what we believe, with people we'd otherwise never interact with. Go ahead - follow @paperandtreasure & feel free to comment, like, DM, hashtag.

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LIKE THE FACEY PAGE

The benefit of liking and reading articles directly from our Facebook page means they're way easier to share. And sharing articles is good - we like it. It spreads the love, and lets other people know about P & T.

RELATIONSHIPS & DATING

Dating, girlfriends, boyfriends, fiancé, sweetheart, player ... you might find these words in your Urban Dictionary, but not in your concordance. However, the bible itself is THE book on all relationships - it is the Book of Love, written by the Ultimate Romancer, about the Greatest Love Story Ever Told. I think it's safe to say: you have all you need within the Word of God to guide all your 'ships, romantic or not.

Check out the following blogs for tips & advice on Christian dating & relationships:

GIRLS OF THE BIBLE

The bible is a gold mine full of girls who changed the landscape of scripture and shook the world around them. They manage to transcend their culture and place in time - we find them, buried like unhidden treasure, between the pages of the Greatest Story ever told. In this section, you’ll find their story, with encouragement to lead, live and love as these women did in their place in history. Remember, your story is still being written.

BIBLE STUDY & DEVOTIONS

The Word of God is a landscape full of treasures waiting to be found - like any search for treasure, bible study requires tools, labour, a map to know where to look, and most importantly: time. Because of these features, bible study differs to daily devotions. While devotions are required daily in search of application to your heart and life, study of the Word is different. It seeks to understand biblical context, authorship, culture and language in order to see beyond what is being said to what is being meant. Ultimately, the better we know the Word of God, the more we know the God of the Word.

Check out these blogs for tips, tools & advice for a better bible study!

OTHER GREAT BLOGS

These blogs don’t fall into the category of relationships or bible study - but they’re still awesome! From encouragement for girls in leadership to theological teaching on the women in ministry debate to how to be a great friend - check this space.